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Pat Symcox

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Patrick Leonard Symcox

Born: 14 April 1960, Kimberley, Cape Province
Major Teams: Griqualand West, Natal, South Africa.
Known As: Pat Symcox
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Father: Symcox, RL;
Son: Symcox, RP;


Test Debut: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Moratuwa, 1st Test, 1993/94
Latest Test:
South Africa v West Indies at Durban, 3rd Test, 1998/99

ODI Debut:
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 1st ODI, 1993/94
Latest ODI:
South Africa v New Zealand at Auckland, 3rd ODI, 1998/99

First-class debut:
Griqualand West v Natal at Pretoria, 1977/78

Northern Transvaal debut 1990/91
Griqualand West 1977/78-1982/83 and 1988/89
Northern Transvaal B 1983/84-1987/88

Education: Kimberley BHS
Junior Representative Cricket: GW Nuff 1976-77

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 26/12/1998)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   20   27   1   741  108   28.50  56.09   1   4    5   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             593.3  135  1603   37  43.32  4-69    0   0  96.2  2.70

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 20/02/1999)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   80   54  13   694   61   16.92  83.61   0   3   23   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             665.1   25  2762   72  38.36  4-28    1   0  55.4  4.15

FIRST-CLASS
 (1977/78 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  122  182  22  4206  108   26.28   2  23   68   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             20373  850  8852  264  33.53  7-93    5   0  77.1  2.60

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1980/81 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  155  114  34  1646   82*  20.57   0   6   50   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1160    4552  138  32.98  5-40    2   1  50.4  3.92

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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One of the remarkable success stories of South African cricket, Symcox was not even a member of the Natal provincial squad in the season before he made his international debut at the age of 33. Before that he had played much of his cricket in the relative anonymity of the Bowl competition. Yet he became a fixture in the National squad, primarily for his ability as limited-overs player. A tall off-spinner, he maintained an exceptional economy rate of just over 3.5 runs an over in international matches. His ability to generate bounce and turn and his highly competitive nature made him a formidable opponent. Symcox worked hard on his fitness and agility in order to keep up with his younger colleagues in the field. His determination to stop everything within reach and hard, flat throw surprised more than one batsman running between the wickets. At the start of his career, Symcox was an opening batsman. He is a fierce striker of the ball and in a successful experiment he was used as a top-order "pinch-hitter" in Sharjah at the end of the 1995/96 season. He announced his retirement from international cricket in March 1999. (adapted from the UCBSA tour brochure 1996-97).

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